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Monday, 16 October 2017

WEEK ENDING 21st OCTOBER 2017

Post Malone & 21 Savage's "rockstar" spends a second week on top of the chart this week.

Here is "Rockstar".


Up one place to 2 is "Havana" from Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug.  It equals Cabello's peak position as a member of Fifth Harmony with "Work From Home".

Down one to 3 is former Number One, "Too Late At Goodbyes" from Sam Smith while another former Number One "New Rules" from Dua Lipa remains at Number 4 this week.

Also static at 5 is "Lonely Together" from Avicii featuring Rita Ora, while back up one place to 6 is Zayn featuring Sia with "Dusk Till Dawn".

Down one to 7 is CNCO & Little Mix with "Reggaeton Lento", while back into the Top 10 - moving up 6 places to 8 - are J Balvin & Willy William, who are boosted this week by the release of a remix featuring Beyoncé.

Here is the original video minus Beyonce.



Up 2 places to 9 is "Hurtin' Me" from Stefflon Don featuring French Montana, while dropping one place to 10 is Logic, Alessia Cara & Khalid with "1-800-273-8255".

Still moving up the charts - this time up 6 to 12 - is the latest one from Maroon 5.


Featuring SZA, this is "What Lovers Do".



Also up 6 places to 13 is the new single from Ed Sheeran.

This is
"Perfect".



As well as having the Number One single this week, Post Malone also  has this week's highest climber, moving up 18 places to Number 22.


From his debut album "Stoney", this is "I Fall Apart".




Another big climber, moving up 13 places from last week's Number 38, at Number 25, here is Khalid with "Young, Dumb & Broke".



This week's highest climber debuts at Number 28.  34 year old Nathaniel Thomson Peckham born is a rapper who uses the stage name Giggs.  He first hit the Top 40 in April this year as guest vocalist on two of Drake's hits, "KMT" & "No Long Talk".  His latest mixtape, "Mix 2 Dem" debuts at Number 2 on the album chart this week, and it is lead track, "Linguo" which features the vocal talents of Donae'o which becomes his first Top 30 hit as lead artist.

This is "Linguo".



Re-entering the chart at Number 33 this week, a full 13 places above its previous chart peak,  is Liam Gallagher with a track from his new Number One album "As You Were".

From the album, this is "For What It's Worth".



Up 11 places to 38 this week, and claiming their first UK Top 40 hit, is British production duo, CamelPhat.

Featuring Elderbrook, this is "Cola".



New at 39 this week is the latest hit by Sam Smith.

This is "Pray".



Also new this week, debuting one place lower at Number 40, is Charlie Puth.

This is "How Long".




Ausual, I finish with tracks from the US & UK Number 1 albums.  In the UK, as mentioned above, Liam Gallagher takes the honours with "As You Were".  From the album, this is the recent Top 30 single, "Wall Of Glass".



In the US, for the third successive week, the Number One album is the UK Number One album from the previous week. Shania Twain, claims her second consecutive US chart topper, although there is a gap of 15 years between them.

From the album, "Now", here is the lead single, "Life's About To Get Good".


  
                                 UK NUMBER 1's/NUMBER 2's ON THIS DAY 
 
1 year ago - Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur/Closer - Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

5 years ago - Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin/Skyfall - Adele
10 years ago - About You Now - Sugababes/Let Me Think About It - Ida Corr Vs Fedde le Grand
20 years ago - Candle In The Wind '97-Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John/Stay - Sash! featuring Le Trec
30 years ago - You Win Again - The Bee Gees/Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) - Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding
40 years ago - Silver Lady - David Soul/Black Is Black - La Belle Epoque
50 years ago - (The Night The Lights Went Out In) Massachussets/Flowers In The Rain - The Move
60 years ago - Diana - Paul Anka/Love Lettesr In The Sand - Pat Boone

US NUMBER 1's ON THIS DAY 

1 year ago - Closer - Chainsmokers featuring Halsey/Starboy - Daft Punk featuring the Weeknd

5 years ago - One More Night - Maroon 5/Gangnam Style - Psy
10 years ago - Crank That - Soulja Boy/Stronger - Kanye West
20 years ago - Candle In The Wind '97-Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John/You Make Me Wanna... - Usher
30 years ago - Bad - Michael Jackson/Causing A Commotion - Madonna
40 years ago - You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone/Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
50 years ago - To Sir With Love - Lulu/The Letter - The Box Tops

Don't forget you can see all the latest UK & US Top 40 videos on my YouTube channel - Chart Blog UK 

Tune in next week to see if "Rockstar" can hold on to top spot.

For those of you in the Vale of Glamorgan area in South Wales, don't forget to tune into Bro Radio on 98.1 FM every Tuesday from 7 pm to 9 pm, where you will hear my dulcet tones on as co-presenter on the Gareth Long show.


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